Hermes The Olympian
Ramirez, Gisselle
Salvador, Jenny
Period 5
11/7/14
Hermes: The Olympian God
Who was Hermes/Mercury? Hermes was a messenger of the gods. Hermes is usually pictured with winged sandals and hat, wearing a toga, holding his well known staff. He was the link between the past and the present, the herald of Zeus and Hades. He was the god of commerce, travel, and invention. “Hermes was the cunning, streetwise god...he made the first lyre from a tortoise shell... a guardian of wandering things.. and traveled on winged sandals... invisible in his dog skin helmet.. he was the god of thieves and cheats, too- while also protecting people against them.” In Roman mythology, Hermes was known as Mercury, also the god of eloquence, theft, and boundaries. He was the father of many semi-divine and immortal children. His offspring like Hermaphroditus, a person born man and woman, Pan, the goat god, and Autolykos, grandfather of Odysseus, defined all his traits like bravery, mischief, and wit. “Despite his roguishness, Hermes truly enjoyed helping travelers. His acts of kindness did not go unnoticed by the mortals of Earth. Soon every traveler who became lost or suffered from some hardship called upon Hermes for help. And more often than not, the god swiftly arrived to deliver them.” Many words like merchandise, mercurite, merciful, and Wednesday are derived from his other name. The prefixes merc- and mer- are derived from his other name Mercury. Words like hermetical, hermetic, and hermaphrodite are also derived from his name Hermes. Other prefixes like hemi-, hemer-, herme- and hetero- have a Greek root derived form Hermes. Many of those prefixes mean things about traveling, wages, different, and messenger, all in relevance to stories about him. His wand, the caduceus is used today as important symbols for things that have to do with travel, commerce, and health, as well as his winged hat and winged sandals. He also aided in creating the alphabet and was the first to observe
Salvador, Jenny
Period 5
11/7/14
Hermes: The Olympian God
Who was Hermes/Mercury? Hermes was a messenger of the gods. Hermes is usually pictured with winged sandals and hat, wearing a toga, holding his well known staff. He was the link between the past and the present, the herald of Zeus and Hades. He was the god of commerce, travel, and invention. “Hermes was the cunning, streetwise god...he made the first lyre from a tortoise shell... a guardian of wandering things.. and traveled on winged sandals... invisible in his dog skin helmet.. he was the god of thieves and cheats, too- while also protecting people against them.” In Roman mythology, Hermes was known as Mercury, also the god of eloquence, theft, and boundaries. He was the father of many semi-divine and immortal children. His offspring like Hermaphroditus, a person born man and woman, Pan, the goat god, and Autolykos, grandfather of Odysseus, defined all his traits like bravery, mischief, and wit. “Despite his roguishness, Hermes truly enjoyed helping travelers. His acts of kindness did not go unnoticed by the mortals of Earth. Soon every traveler who became lost or suffered from some hardship called upon Hermes for help. And more often than not, the god swiftly arrived to deliver them.” Many words like merchandise, mercurite, merciful, and Wednesday are derived from his other name. The prefixes merc- and mer- are derived from his other name Mercury. Words like hermetical, hermetic, and hermaphrodite are also derived from his name Hermes. Other prefixes like hemi-, hemer-, herme- and hetero- have a Greek root derived form Hermes. Many of those prefixes mean things about traveling, wages, different, and messenger, all in relevance to stories about him. His wand, the caduceus is used today as important symbols for things that have to do with travel, commerce, and health, as well as his winged hat and winged sandals. He also aided in creating the alphabet and was the first to observe